 Value of safty gear,
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My oldest son learned to value of gloves,full face helmet, and leather jacket today, as he went sliding face first accross his friends gravel driveway.Hes got some nice new gouges in his bike, the front of his helmet, the plams of his gloves are almost gone, I did not see it but from the looks of his gear, It must have looked like he was doing a head first slide into 2nd base.
Wear your stuff folks.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
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Re: Value of safty gear,
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Should be Riding
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Wow! How did his hide fare? Mind me asking what happened?
Benny
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Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Re: Value of safty gear,
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Bar Shake
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Best to learn it's value by it saving your hide, instead of by losing hide.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Fe Butt
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I am assuming he is OK by the way your post is worded. Hard lesson but better in a driveway than in traffic.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Re: Value of safty gear,
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Quote:
Wow! How did his hide fare? Mind me asking what happened?
Not sure what happened I was not there, He said it was a case of not looking where he wanted to go, My guess is he took the turn onto the gravel driveway a little too quick. Strated to slide paniced and locked the front barke. But that's just a guess, It's only his second season of riding.
He was not harmed, just damage to pride, and equipment.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
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Re: Value of safty gear,
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Greenhorn
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million mile club member.
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Re: Value of safty gear,
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Yeah its like finding a patch of sand right where you are already turning... Scary! Glad he's ok.
Benny
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Not enough miles ridden
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Greenhorn
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I ran into sand one time but I was on the beach, go figure!
million mile club member.
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As one of the legion of geezers 'round here who bought another bike after xx years, I like to think I'm at least OK at the helm of a motorcycle. What I need to remember is my ability to concentrate ain't what it was 20 or 30 years ago, and so I tend to daydream a bit while riding. I stumbled upon this site the other day http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htmAt the least, I would suggest scrolling to the movies section, and perhaps a view of the road rash pictures in lower sections. They're solid reminders of what can happen. I need to warn the squeamish, that it's a might gruesome in some places, but it certainly does drive home the point of protective clothing, and keep heads up every inch of the ride. It is in the abstract sense, a web site partially devoted to how not to ride a motorcycle. Our old friend Road Rash Girl is in there. I'd like to thank her for inspiring me last Fall to buy mesh clothing for Summer. At 90 degrees & humid the other day, I was perfectly comfortable with 1/2 helmet, boots just tall enough at above the ankle, Summer gloves, & mesh pants and coat. Last Summer, I was a T shirt and no helmet guy. That's fine for some, and it's not my place to say that's right or wrong, but apparently I needed to see her long term plight to help get over the "It can't happen to me" sense of denial. (I will admit to wearing shorts under the mesh pants, but hey, nobody's perfect.) 
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Here's a site I check out often ( http://www.advrider.com/forums/ )...particularly the Face Plant section. It's a good reality check.
Brad
Neon Blue '05 SM
Where are the pedals on this thing?
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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Glad he's OK, and was "geared up". Like everyone else here, I see people motor by everyday dressed for the beach. To each their own I guess.  jwh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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